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Ernest Chapman

1926 - 2013

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Ernest William Chapman, OAM (11 April 1926 – 21 March 2013) was an Australian rower and a lifelong clubman at the Sydney Rowing Club. He competed and won a bronze medal at the 1952 Summer Olympics. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ernest Chapman is the 2,399th most popular athlete (up from 2,603rd in 2019), the 456th most popular biography from Australia (up from 473rd in 2019) and the 38th most popular Australian Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Ernest Chapman ranks 2,399 out of 6,025Before him are Qu Yunxia, Heike Henkel, Shaun White, William Steinkraus, Katie Nageotte, and Nikolaos Kaklamanakis. After him are Helen Volk, Vic Emery, Shaunae Miller-Uibo, Jean-Michel Henry, Nikolai Sologubov, and James Mitchel.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1926, Ernest Chapman ranks 528Before him are Karl Gordon Henize, André Testut, Doris Belack, Paul Lynde, Mona Freeman, and Ruth Asawa. After him are Cathy Downs, Bucky Pizzarelli, Joe Paterno, Rusty Wailes, Jane Withers, and Torfi Bryngeirsson. Among people deceased in 2013, Ernest Chapman ranks 488Before him are Slim Whitman, Marian McPartland, Bob Kurland, Ruth Asawa, Ruth R. Benerito, and Arthur Wightman. After him are Jo Benkow, Peter Broadbent, Louis-Paul M'Fédé, Kofi Awoonor, Harold Camping, and Sabine Bischoff.

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In Australia

Among people born in Australia, Ernest Chapman ranks 456 out of 1,143Before him are Jacqueline McKenzie (1967), Nick Kyrgios (1995), Dustin Clare (1982), Walter Browne (1949), Matthew Spiranovic (1988), and Jacob Elordi (1997). After him are H. V. Evatt (1894), Coral Browne (1913), Peter Sculthorpe (1929), Dante Exum (1995), Mick Harvey (1958), and Kevin Berry (1945).

Among ATHLETES In Australia

Among athletes born in Australia, Ernest Chapman ranks 38Before him are Joyce King (1920), Herb Elliott (1938), Lisa Martin (1960), Michael Wenden (1949), John Landy (1930), and Nicola McDermott (1996). After him are June Maston (1928), Wang Yan (null), Judy Amoore (1940), Chilla Porter (1936), Mike McKay (1964), and Kate Allen (1970).